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50 Pfennig History Series
| Issuer | Neustadt an der Orla (Thuringia), City of |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | Neustadt 1650 / nach Merian Tucher Gerber Neustadt an der Orla Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit 1 Monat nach Bekanntmachung Neustadt / 1.9.21 Gerhard Bürgermeister Druck: Johannes Arndt, Jena 50 |
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| Reverse lettering | Röthmau Wen Gott lieb hat, dem schenkt er ein Haus in Thüringen 1552 Johann Friedrich der Großmütige auf der Fröhlichen Wiederkunft 50 Notgeld der Stadt Neustadt/Orla Druck von Johannes Arndt, Jena |
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Neustadt an der Orla was one of hundreds of small Thuringian municipalities that issued Kleingeldscheine during the 1921 inflationary squeeze, when small-denomination coins had effectively vanished from circulation through hoarding and melting. What distinguishes this series is the "History Series" designation — a deliberate editorial decision by the issuing authority to use the notgeld as a vehicle for local historical content, a practice common enough in 1921 that it had become almost competitive between neighboring towns.
Johannes Arndt Druckerei in Jena was a regional workhorse printer for Thuringian municipal notgeld, handling multiple commissions simultaneously that year. The Bürgermeister signature is that of Gerhard, whose first name alone appears in the reference literature.